Gov. Ivey signs resolution encouraging officials to move Space Command HQ to Redstone Arsenal ‘immediately’

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Gov. Ivey signs resolution urging Trump to finalize Space Command move to Huntsville

Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday signed Senate Joint Resolution 63, renewing Alabama’s formal request for the Trump administration to finalize the permanent headquarters for United States Space Command at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville. “Alabama Republicans and Democrats – along with the facts – agree the U.S. Space Command Headquarters belongs in Huntsville, Alabama!” Governor Ivey said in a statement following the signing. The bipartisan resolutio…

Space Command headquarters battle reignites

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Key Details Still Missing on Why Biden Made Final Call on Space Command's HQ, New Report Details

The investigation is the latest probe into the basing decision, which started late in President Donald Trump's first term and has pitted elected officials against one another from the two likely places for the headquarters.

Putting SPACECOM HQ in Alabama would have saved Pentagon $426 mil, DOD IG says

But then-SPACECOM commander Gen. Dickinson was worried the move would result in significant personnel losses.

Pentagon inspector general report rehashes Space Command HQ debate

Meanwhile, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee claims the White House will soon name Huntsville, Alabama, as Space Command's permanent home.